China is obviously in favor of migrant workers going to a new city to work for companies like Foxconn. But what is the rationale for these restrictions? China seems to make it deliberately more difficult to move to the city for work. Why?

What about housing? Properties are prohibitively expensive in the city for migrant workers to dream of owning. Without it, what can tie them down to the job and the city? Without stable work force, how do employers improve productivity in the long run except for relying on upgrading tools? Where would migrant workers end up after they are done with their services in the booming cities? Is there still a piece of land left back home for them to make a living at the end of the day?

In conjunction with unveiling of EE Times’ Silicon 60 list, journalist & Silicon 60 researcher Peter Clarke hosts a conversation on startups in the electronics industry. One of Silicon Valley's great contributions to the world has been the demonstration of how the application of entrepreneurship and venture capital to electronics and semiconductor hardware can create wealth with developments in semiconductors, displays, design automation, MEMS and across the breadth of hardware developments. But in recent years concerns have been raised that traditional venture capital has turned its back on hardware-related startups in favor of software and Internet applications and services. Panelists from incubators join Peter Clarke in debate.